Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Looking for someone?

Were you looking for someone? Us? The Hill family? Sorry we've missed you. We've been on vacation, but we're back now and have lots to share. Stay tuned! An explosion of blog posts to follow~
In the meantime, here are some random vacation facts from our European loop...

217 = the number of times we had to make stops for someone to pee

1= the number of times Matt's work phone rang

4 + 1 bun bun = the number of children in tow who ran about mountain tops and city streets and were returned safely (this people, is a monumental task)

cost of gas on average 1.60 euro /liter

number of photos taken- yet to be determined

Children singing "Do a deer, a female deer..."and "Favorite things" is in fact, not fun after exactly 17 minutes

3 comments:

Does "4 + 1 bun bun" mean you are expecting - i.e. a bun in the oven? Or is that a toy bunny?? I've been scouring your blog to see if I've missed a big announcement. No luck. You're just going to have to come out and say it.

Hi Jamie! Great to hear from you!No not expecting. Bun bun is Arleigh's "do do" as they say here...his little snuggly bunny blanket which has been drug across sidewalks of Florence, seen the Eiffel Tour, and now, a bunch more of Europe. It's an amazing thing that we still have bun bun in tow! No bun in the oven though, and Matt's heading to Bahrain soon and I may be making the move home aloe with the kids, so um, that would be really tough timing!

Copyright- Jusk Ask!

So, under the advice and encouragement of others, I'm adding a copyright statement to the family blog. Ridiculous really. I don't really mind if someone wants to use a photo. Actually it's always a bit flattering when someone asks. I don't mind at all, but just ask! Simple manners. This all came about because I stumbled upon my photos, which had been posted on the blog, being used here in Europe by someone making travel ads. He did site the blog; fair enough. But I realized that our kids could show up on a billboard in the Philippines with some strange photo shopped monster streaming from their noses, if I didn't at least try to persuade borrowers to at least ask first. I'm going to say yes, of course. I'm going to let you use the photo. I'll probably even offer to mail you a copy on disc. So just ask. It's a bit like RSVP- just do it. RSVP to that party. It's not hard, and it's the right thing to do- to let the hostess know you're not going to attend, or better yet, that you will show up. Please. I'm a nice person. I don't bite. Just ask.

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